What is gone? Certainly clothing, furniture, appliances, and dishes. But what about the smaller items? Your grandmother's wedding gown. Picture of beloved family members. Personal belongings handed down over several generations. The irreplaceable things.
It's a good exercise. How long would it take you to do this? Try it. Think about what you have, then take a moment and walk from room to room. What items do you see that you'd forgotten?
We did a similar exercise today with our county.
The Cultural Diversity team of Develop Daviess met to discuss next steps toward including every voice in our county. We spent several minutes brainstorming. We filled a large presentation pad of note paper, but we know we have not captured them all.
The list is more varied than you might expect. It also includes groups that are too easily overlooked.
In no particular order, our "house" includes: Amish, English (an Amish term for 'not Amish'), Haitians, Hispanics (representing Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and other Latin American countries), people across the economic spectrum from poverty to exceedingly comfortable, a variety of faith groups, people across the political spectrum, people in the LGBTQ community, people recovering from addiction, and others.
So, please help. Who are the others? We're rebuilding our house and we want to make sure this time there clearly is a place for everybody.
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